Stop Thinking We Don’t Have Enough To Sign All The Stars

There have been similar threads before but a lot of y’all seem to ignore facts and just run with media or personal narratives. I feel like it’s the duty of giving correct info to do another thread, maybe a few more fans will see past media and personal hype.

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The Cowboys have the cap space, future flexibility, knowledge of cap-maneuvering tactics, and a 10% increase in salary cap room every season.

The Cowboys (in the event no one resigns until then) would have over 100M in available cap space entering 2020. Extending Dak, Zeke, Coop, Byron, & Jaylon is technically possible. Now whether the teams wants to resign all 5 is up to them, but it is possible.

The way the FO has played the last few seasons has allowed us to be in one of the best cap situations in the league. We DO have the ability to sign all of the stars, who we Won’t be able to resign are the solid starters and depth guys like Maliek Collins, La’el Collins, and Anthony Brown.

And that’s how it’s supposed to go, you sign the stars you draft, then restock the glue guys and role players in the draft. With the way this FO drafts, we have the capability to sustain a high end roster for years at a time. Will it result in a SB? Probably not with this coach but it won’t be for a lack of talent retention.

So the team will be top-heavy with little great depth again. Cool.

Corso said:

So the team will be top-heavy with little great depth again. Cool.

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So you didn’t read the whole OP?

Corso said:

So the team will be top-heavy with little great depth again. Cool.

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817Gill said:

We DO have the ability to sign all of the stars, who we Won’t be able to resign are the solid starters and depth guys like Maliek Collins, La’el Collins, and Anthony Brown.

And that’s how it’s supposed to go, you sign the stars you draft, then restock the glue guys and role players in the draft. With the way this FO drafts, we have the capability to sustain a high end roster for years at a time. Will it result in a SB? Probably not with this coach but it won’t be for a lack of talent retention.

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To answer your sarcastic question, no. As long as we draft the way we have the last 6 years we should be just fine. Again this is the intended system the salary cap wants teams to win by. Draft, sign, and replenish your own guys. Of course schemes play a part but that’s another thread.

817Gill said:

To answer your sarcastic question, no. As long as we draft the way we have the last 6 years we should be just fine. Again this is the intended system the salary cap wants teams to win by. Draft, sign, and replenish your own guys. Of course schemes play a part but that’s another thread.

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Cross those fingers.

Corso said:

So the team will be top-heavy with little great depth again. Cool.

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Pretty much. But what’s the alternative? Losing our best talent in which no guarantee we can replace in draft with similar talent level.

We are and have been a talent dependent franchise for this era. It’s not like we can depend on our coaching to elevate us. We need talent .

Pay as many as you can and we’ll figure the rest out later

Diehardblues said:

Pretty much. But what’s the alternative? Losing our best talent in which no guarantee we can replace in draft with similar talent level.

We are and have been a talent dependent franchise for this era. It’s not like we can depend on our coaching to elevate us. We need talent .

Pay as many as you can and we’ll figure the rest out later.

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I guess. I don't claim to have the answers.

Corso said:

Cross those fingers.

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I guess you have to be fortunate but everything Will McClay has done since taking the scouting over has been fantastic. I don’t see why it would suddenly just bottom out for years at a time

817Gill said:

I guess you have to be fortunate but everything Will McClay has done since taking the scouting over has been fantastic. I don’t see why it would suddenly just bottom out for years at a time

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I hear you.

Diehardblues said:

Pretty much. But what’s the alternative? Losing our best talent in which no guarantee we can replace in draft with similar talent level.

We are and have been a talent dependent franchise for this era. It’s not like we can depend on our coaching to elevate us. We need talent .

Pay as many as you can and we’ll figure the rest out later.

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In McClay we trust lol

Better make Will McClay the GM before someone else does!

They need to let Byron and La'el walk and then they'll be able to resign a roleplayer/solid starter or two like Anthony Brown/Maliek Collins if they so choose. Collins is an average player who is overpaid based on his pre-draft evaluation and Jones is a very good CB, but he isn't a ballhawk with only 2 career INT's, and it's easy to find CB's who fit Richard's scheme, you basically just need to find height/weight/size/length freaks who can be molded to fit the system.

I'd feel the same way about Byron/La'el whether we were paying Dak 20 a year or 30 a year, Elliott 10 a year or 15 a year, they're not worth the contracts they're likely to command and the cap space can be utilized better elsewhere.

Corso said:

So the team will be top-heavy with little great depth again. Cool.

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Draft well. That's what makes it hard in the NFL to win longterm.

817Gill said:

In McClay we trust lol

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Remember it’s a collaborative effort. Will just finds the bodies in Red Jesus vision , Big Daddy and Cheapskate Son ultimately pull the trigger

IndianaCowboys1994 said:

Draft well. That's what makes it hard in the NFL to win longterm.

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Correct

Everyone can draft well occasionally but consistently drafting strong year after year is almost impossible.

Before the Cap era you could succeed with a few good drafts cause you could retain everyone but in Cap era you must continually churn the rosters.

IndianaCowboys1994 said:

Draft well. That's what makes it hard in the NFL to win longterm.

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Like I said: cross those fingers.

Corso said:

So the team will be top-heavy with little great depth again. Cool.

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Yep. He kind of glossed over that fact.

Sure, we can sign all the stars but that then leaves little for depth and other positions. You become a top heavy roster which is something we should understand well.

It’s easy to say, no big deal, use up most of our cap on like 10-12 players and then draft ridiculously well and have a great roster.

In practice it is very tough.

And it doesn’t scratch the surface of whether it is wise to pay them all anyway. For example, how much sense does it make to claim you have to pay the TB elite money because he’s the most important player on offense, but then you also pay the QB a contract that fits with a QB who is the best player on an offense.

Diehardblues said:

Remember it’s a collaborative effort. Will just finds the bodies in Red Jesus vision , Big Daddy and Cheapskate Son ultimately pull the trigger

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I like the expansion of your nickname pantheon!

Corso said:

I like the expansion of your nickname pantheon!

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I do what I can to bring a little more color to the commentary . Lol

Sydla said:

Yep. He kind of glossed over that fact.

Sure, we can sign all the stars but that then leaves little for depth and other positions. You become a top heavy roster which is something we should understand well.

It’s easy to say, no big deal, use up most of our cap on like 10-12 players and then draft ridiculously well and have a great roster.

In practice it is very tough.

And it doesn’t scratch the surface of whether it is wise to pay them all anyway. For example, how much sense does it make to claim you have to pay the TB elite money because he’s the most important player on offense, but then you also pay the QB a contract that fits with a QB who is the best player on an offense.

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I touched on both if you scroll through the thread as well. Depth is filled through the draft, and thanks to the success of our FO in the draft we are able to find big time contributors in the middle rounds.

My whole point is the money is there to sign everyone. Arguing about who to keep and who to let go can be interesting but it would be pointless without actually knowing who gets resigned and who leaves.

Will it result in a SB, will we keep drafting like this, will it be sustainable? That’s up to the future to see, what I know now is the money is there to be able to pick and choose. This isn't a situation where the team is hamstrung. I just want fans to know that and stop believing random sports shows.